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Indo Defence 2018: Malaysia tests Starstreak missiles

31st October 2018 - 12:00 GMT | by Dzirhan Mahadzir in Kuala Lumpur

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Malaysia conducted a firing of its Thales Starstreak Next Generation (NG) surface-to-air missiles on 25 October at the Tanjung Logok Ground-to-Air Firing Range in Johor, as part of acceptance trials for the weapon system.

These trials formed part of the Army Air Defence Artillery Group’s week long Exercise Panah Jaguh, held twice a year in March and October. Occasionally open to the media, this iteration was closed likely due to Starstreak NG acceptance trials being carried out in the exercise.

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s Twitter account posted a photo of the Starstreak NG being fired from a Lightweight Multiple

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